The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29

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The same Minister read Il letter from
| the Collector General, in answer to
Noble Smiths question of the 18th
| instant, relating to passengers landed
from the Belgic, stating that an in
vestigation of the passports was made
| by the Port Surveyor on board the
steamer; that the manner of ascertain
ing whether the holder of each pass
port was entitled to the same, was by
asking individual passengers their
| names, to see if they correspondent
| with the names on the passports; that
great many spoke the native Ian
guage; that answers were satisfactory
and passports bore the seals of the
Foreign Office and the wise of the Con-
sul-General of this Kingdom at Hong
kong; that thereupon all the passen-
gers were allowed to land, and that
| the Port Surveyor was aided by the
assistant guards.
The report was laid on the table, to
be taken up with the Chinese Immi-
grafton bill.
The same Minister answered Noble
Castles inquiry about the e702 inter
est on loan moneys in the hands of
Matheson & Co., that he had received
credit note from the firm for the
amount.
Minister Thurston gave the follow
ing statement, i'll answer to Rep. ka-
mauoha's inquiries about claims for
land damages in the burnt district:
Estimate, requirements for unsettled
claims, burnt district, Honolulu, No
vember l, 1887.
Number of claims, IS.
Estimated amount required, $780,
292 30.
Cost of moving buildings, lessees'
claims to be added.
Amount of claims paid to date,
S9S,544
Total claims settled, As.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Paehaole moved that as it is
matter of public interest that the
status of lepers at Kakaako hospital be
properly understood, therefore re-
solved that a committee of five, one
from each Island, be appointed to pro-
ceed to the hospital and ascertain the
exact condition and status of the in
mates. Carried.
Rep. Kawainui moved that whereas
leprOsy is a great cause of anxiety
among the people, and that nothing
has been done by former legislatures
to find a remedy or means of prevent
ing its spread; and that it is necessary
that something in that direction
should be done,
Therefore resolved, that commit
tee of nine be appointed to ascertain if
anything can be done for the cure and
prevention of the disease, and that the
committee seek information from all
possible sources, that they be author
lied to obtain written opinions from
physicians and others at home and
abroad, that they be authorized to
secure the cooperation of every depart
ment of government, that the commit
tee have power to appoint sub-com-
mittees and that these duties be atten-
ded to between the present time and
the May session. Carried.
The President appointed the follow
ing committee, in terms of the fore
going resolution: w. A. Kinney, D.
Kamai, E. Helekunihi, ]. q. Hawai-
nui, j. Nakaleka, A. P. Paehaole, H.
Waterhouse, F. Gay and A. S. Wilcox.
Noble Smith moved the following:
Resolved, That His Majesty be re-
quested to appoint commission of
three persons, to report at next session
of the Legislature, upon the subject of
the reorganization of the Judiciary,
and also to report on new Practice
Act.
Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Rep. c. Brown moved the following:
Be it ResOLUed, That the Judges of
the Supreme Court be asked to furnish
this House their opinion upon the fol-
lowing question, /. e..
Can an alien, holding letters of deni-
zation, by law hold any office of profit
or emolument under the Hawaiian
Government
Carried.
Noble Dole moved that the repre-
sentatives of the press be allowed ac-
cess to the report on liquors imported
free of duty, as placed before the House
on the 18th inst. in answer to ques-
ton put to the Minister of Finance on
a previous day by the mover of this
resolution and that the said represen-
tatives of the press be permitted to
publish the whole of said report or
such extracts therefrom as they may
deem advisable.
Noble Castle said the House had put
the report out of its possession by re-
ferring it to the committee in charge
of petitions relating to opium and
liquor licenses; that the committee in
tended to report on The matter and
propose legislation thereon; that the
quantity of liquor imported i'll the
manner referred to is simply enorm-
Gus; but that it would he improper to
have the contents of the document re-
ferred to published at present.
Rep. Kinney wanted to know what
information this House is entitled to
that ought to be shut out from the
constituents of the members He be-
lieved in the publication of allmatters
in which the public are concerned and |
it was in conformity with constitu-
tional liberty that all such matters
should be aired in the press.
Noble Richardson thought the re-
porters got hold of many things and